PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns have seemingly done the impossible.
Just a year ago, the Suns missed the postseason with a star-studded roster and one of the league’s highest luxury tax bills. Moves to reset the organizaton, from front office to coaching staff to roster, were promptly made with no expectations.
Yet Phoenix’s rebuild has quickly transformed into a reload thanks to the Suns’ eye-opening success in the regular season, which will see them (at minimum) participate in next week’s NBA play-in tournament.
However, a bigger accomplishment was made off the court in reshaping the Suns’ financial health — and with the regular season finishing up, Phoenix is slowly getting future flexibility for their plans down the road.
The Suns are no longer in the luxury tax and won’t pay a penalty for the 2025-26 season compared to the seven other NBA teams set to do so: